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Sarah Oliver models Timothy Maurice originals

2010-01-13T15:33:00.002-05:00

Sarah Oliver and Timothy Maurice video by The Horne Brothers

This is a "snap shot" of a Horne Brothers video of Timothy Maurice perfecting the already perfect swim suite that is being modeled by stunning Sarah Oliver.

And here's a link to the video of the photo shoot...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmpWTm0NSnM

What I've done...

2006-11-29T11:37:00.000-05:00

This was on my friend's blog, The Bull. Thought it was really cool!
I've apparently done more than I thought yet still have much to do. But then again, there are some things I wouldn't do too! ...laughing...

Highlight the things you have done.
1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink (I have for everyone at my table, not everyone at the bar)
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said “I love you” and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone (been near it)
92. Buried one/both of your parents (one, and I miss him dearly)
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
99. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
100. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (seen it, not sure about on it)
101. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
102. Had plastic surgery
103. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
104. Wrote articles for a large publication
105. Lost over 100 pounds
106. Held someone while they were having a flashback
107. Piloted an airplane
108. Touched a stingray
109. Broken someone’s heart
110. Helped an animal give birth
111. Won money on a T.V. game show
112. Broken a bone
113. Gone on an African photo safari
114. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
115. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
116. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
117. Ridden a horse
118. Had major surgery (sort of...?)
119. Had a snake as a pet
120. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
121. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
122. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (I don't know!)
123. Visited all 7 continents
124. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
125. Eaten kangaroo meat
126. Eaten sushi
127. Had your picture in the newspaper
128. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
129. Gone back to school
130. Para-sailed
131. Touched a cockroach (with the bottom of my foot!)
132. Eaten fried green tomatoes
133. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (not the Odyssey yet)
134. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
135. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (killed by accident)
136. Skipped all your school reunions
137. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
138. Been elected to public office
139. Written your own computer language
140. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
141. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
142. Built your own PC from parts
143. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
144. Had a booth at a street fair
145. Dyed your hair
146. Been a DJ
147. Shaved your head
148. Caused a car accident
149. Saved someone’s life (but haven't we all in one form or another?)

Last night I slept...

2006-11-21T13:14:00.000-05:00

Contracts have been signed. Three, maybe two weeks left to go in this pit of the damned. The eternal hole that seems to spiral down forever into a pit of darkness and chaos. Which, by the way, chaos originally means a void, a pit...basically, I'm being redundant yeah? Yeah...

Things are looking better.

At the drop of a feather, I was crying and yelling. Perhaps not on the outside, but on the inside. Oh sure, a couple of you guys have seen it on the outside but for the most part, not as often as I felt it. And only a couple of you guys. There was no peace. I'd wake throughout the night. My first thought of the day was this place. Every little thing that happened seemed to be larger than it really was. I was feeling all sorts of emotions. Even over silly things that I usually shrug off. Everything was digging deeper and deeper into my heart and into my brain. I was really about to nut the f*ck up! I almost quit my job. I had only to calm down and tell everyone that this is enough, fix it...here's how stupid. That's pretty bad when you have to tell department managers how to fix something when you yourself are only a routing manager. That's right, I'm suppose to manage routes. Not sales. Not the transportation department. Routes. I manage my routes! I had to go kick some ass and tell the sales and transportationdepartment managers to manage their stuff and tell them how! WHAT? What the hell is that crap? At their salary versus my salary, hellooooooooooo...?

Well, of course it finally got managed and of course these men took the credit. Yeah, the credit of a woman's idea fell into the hands of a man. Surprised? Shouldn't be. It happens everyday, everywhere, all the time. At this point, I didn't care. I just wanted some semblence of organization so that I could do my job and actually have a life outside of this pit, the pit of the damned. Still, during this, I await an answer from the other side of the phone that seemed to be the other side of my life. Not the other side of the world, not the other side of the universe, but the other side of my life, which at the time seemed further away than the other side of the world, the other side of the universe. Finally, a call this weekend made me feel a little closer to my own self. But it finally came through Monday. Beauty is knowing you will once again be surrounded by people of reason and intelligence! Beauty is also knowing the other side of your life is actually the same side as the side you're currently living. It just seems like there is a gap sometimes yeah?

I went to bed around 11pm last night. For those that know me, that's QUITE early yeah? I felt a little peace, finally. And NOOOOO, not that kind! Not last night anyway. ~winks~

...laughs...

Last night I slept...

Birthday continued...

2006-11-14T00:31:00.000-05:00

My birthday week ended with a bang!...grinning...

Party at my Mom's. The girls were there, my Mom of course, my cousin, and her sons. All good. I got off work and went to my Mom's as usual, it was Tuesday. Balloons on the door! How cool! I walked in and surprise, the kitchen was decorated. Oh so pretty. And there was the prettiest cake sitting atop the prettiest table setting. Tonya baked and decorated the cake with a few final touches from Sarah. It was a great evening.

The week goes on and some odd and scary things start happening at work but let's not go there now.

Saturday, Cindy hosts a drum circle. It was great! Until I got a call from work, which then, I spazzed out! But let's still not go there.

Anyway, it was also supposed to be a surprise party which a person who shall remain unnamed coughmillercough ruined it by telling me on Thursday about it. Oh well. It was fun none the less. Party time! There were at least fifteen or so drums going. It was awesome. Hope to do it again soon. And to all involved, thanks for the coffin table! HA! Yes, I received as a present, a death box. It's pretty.

To all that were there, I had a grand time that night and into the wee hours of the morning. Verrrrrrry niiiiiiiice.

My day so far

2006-11-07T11:25:00.000-05:00

Text message from my baby baby girl this morning kicked off the day. Awwww...she's so precious!!!! Actually, rewind. Johnny Carinos kicked it off with a smiling Cindy attached to it. Attached to Cindy were Tamara and gifts. She's so sweet. The gifts were used immediately! A Knight's Tale, a DVD player, incense, and wine. There were more gifts but we used those first. She gave me a lot of stuff, too much but it was much appreciated. She also went shopping for herself. WOW! The stuff she got! Very nice.

Miller called me at midnight to wish me a happy day. Awwww...that's sweet.

I come to work and there is this HUGE box on my desk. Attached to it was a smiling Natalie. A mirror, a candle, a candle stick maker...I mean holder, feathery ornaments, and a BIG bowl! I mean BIG! She's so sweet. They're both so sweet!

Great friends. Love them all!

Now back to this morning, I get the text message from baby Sarah. Awwww...my heart melts...

diatribes that can be dismissed

2006-11-07T00:06:00.000-05:00

What an interesting comment from an anonymous writer..."diatribes that can be dismissed as “It wasn’t directed at you, unless you took it that way” is the equivalent of holding up a big “Fuck You” sign."

Assumptions are being made. Perhaps it was directed. Maybe not to the writer of the comment. Who knows who wrote it. After all, it was left on the site as anonymous. How odd. Written as a "fuck you"? Nah. I'd say it if that is what I meant. I said what I meant and was writing as I felt. Too bad anonymous felt enough to comment yet not enough to leave a name.

Perhaps I have a few issues. Perhaps a bit bitter. Abusive, nah. But truly, who cares? My blog. I'll write what I want.

I've sat in silence time and time again. I have recieved the blank stare of disinterest. Perhaps I am boring to some. Oh well. But in silence I can sit, just not forever. Disinterest I can handle, just not all the time. I laugh about this however, it is not in a way that fills the heart but in a way that wounds it.

Poke fun at my writings, have at it. Won't be the first time.

Some of us have dreams like grown ups.

2006-11-06T02:56:00.000-05:00

Oh sure, some of us never truly grow up. Like playing and having fun. It's a must. But then there are others that never become adults. Know what I mean? There comes a time when living with Mommy and Daddy is just not cool anymore and it's time to be an adult. You know, someone with aspirations rather than being selfish and bratty. Someone that doesn't take things for granted. Someone that says things and follows through rather than going back on their word. Someone's word, an honorable thing yet it's been lost.

It's really cool to be someone that knows that they have their shit together yet still have fun. I do. It's REALLY cool to meet someone similar. Someone that knows it's time to stop mooching off of people and start being independent. Taking care of your own responsibilities and yourself. Being strong. Being independent. Not depending on others while you squeak by effortlessly like the winds blowing a f*cking kite. Aren't I poetic yet not?

Onto similar things...

Never do you get over the one you finally f*cking find that does handle things as an adult yet still plays as a child the same as you, if ever you meet this one. This is the one that plays with you at your level and doesn't make it seem difficult or unwelcomed. The one that does share dreams and does share thoughts with you. Sharing, up until the twighlight of the day's beginning. About things, dreams, nonsense, and sense. Grasping at the universe wondering "what if" rather than not wondering at all.

A bit deep? A bit meaningless? What am I saying? Then you need to stop reading this because it's over your head and you won't get it anyway. Just never check out my blog again because it will simply bore you.

Work

2006-11-03T01:18:00.000-05:00

It's been days since I've said anything on here. DAYS! Perhaps it is because I'M SO FREAKING BUSY! Hours and hours at work. Nerves are shot. It's insane. It's ALL insane. All this to make the rich man richer. My life hangs on whether or not the business pads his pocket. Crazy isn't it? Oh sure, there are other jobs but the hassle of it. Yuck.

Hmmmm...computer school? Art school? I'd like to take astronomy. What skills do I have? What are my strong points as far as a job? I STILL don't know what I want to be when I grow up. What's up with that?

2006-09-22T11:44:00.000-05:00

Some days I feel as though I have nothing to say, nothing to share, then other days I feel like screaming at the world. You?

The utter nonsense and shear stupidity of human nature just exasperates and astounds me. You?

I'm not talking about people who are ignorant or dumb. I'm talking about people who are stupid. What is the difference? Oh, there's a difference to me.

Ignorant = those that didn't know or have yet to learn.

Dumb = those that just don't know and probably never will, they try to know but for some reason or another cannot retain this information. They can't help it.

Stupid = those that have the capability to know but refuse to learn or listen.

See the differences?

Now ask yourself, how many ignorant people do you really know? Are they really ignorant or just plain stupid?

2006-09-22T11:38:00.000-05:00

I never did get to post pictures of our Goddesses the other day...

Hail Athene!

Hail Artemis!

Government schools...get rid of them or make them better...

2006-09-12T14:47:00.000-05:00

So I'm reading this young lady's high school paper on current issues. She writes about the program "No Child Left Behind". You see, this young lady is an excellent student who excelled in everything she did just to be smarter than the other kids. That's right, nerds and geeks are still being created! Thank the Gods for that otherwise we're doomed. There are less and less now it seems but none the less, they are still out there and still growing into adulthood.

Anyway, her paper focuses on the fact that this program is hurting the kids that excel. How so? Because the children that are not excelling are still allowed to take these classes. Is it the fault of the kids? Partially but no, not really. Is it the fault of the government, pretty much so. Is it the fault of the parents, yeah, them too. I mean come on, you can't tell if your kid should be in intermediate class? You send them to advanced classes just to make their transcript look like they achieved something when in reality, you know they are cheating just to get by. And what of the kids that actually deserve credit for these classes? They aren't viewed as well as they used to be because, well, anyone can take the class now.

Yes, we are all created equally, per se. I think that means we should have equal rights. But we are not created equally understand equal circumstances nor equal opportunities nor equal in any way really. Some people are smarter than others and should be allowed to shine and boast of their intelligence. I mean after-all, you have to try out for the football team or cheerleader squad, but anyone can join the advance classes...??? Something has gone wrong here! Where's the priority? Where's the sense of value?

I feel so sorry for our children in government schools but where's the choice? Many people don't have a choice but to place their children in the public school system because there aren't many private school systems so the cost of private school is unattainable to many. Sad, I know...

Who to praise? Well all of the Gods of course but between the two I was thinking Athene and Artemis?

Athene to instill wisdom in our system that has gone down into a pit of blind oblivion or to Artemis to protect our children from the stupidity of adults?

Perhaps both...

Dearest Athene, Patron of Athens, the Wise one. Instill in us wisdom to carry out what is right and to carry out what is necessary and to stop killing our souls.

Oh Golden Helmed, Sea-Eyed Athene, your beauty entrances me as you grace us with a look upon us with helmet above your eyes as you end your day of war. You have fought with men times before and will do so in times to come. You are one of wisdom but one that is not afraid to act for action is sometimes the necessary to keep wisdom within ourselves and to keep what is our own, protect what is our own, protect our homes and our family, our children.

Dearest Artemis, Huntress of the Forest, Keeper of the Wilds, Protector of Children. Protect our children from our own demise.

Oh Golden Bowed, Maiden Artemis, your beauty bewilders me as you grace us with a glance upon us with bow in hand as you end your day of hunt. You have ran through the forests before to aid a woman in need when it was time for a new person to enter this world for you are the one that helped your Mother when your Brother came to be and you are the one that helps Mothers to this day. You are the one that protects our beautiful future, our children.

All hail and praise Athene and Artemis! Our Goddesses of Gold, our Goddess so brave, our Goddesses so great!

Just call me Kassandra

2006-09-09T11:40:00.000-05:00

The phrase falls from my mouth often enough that I should just change my name.

Kassandra, unfortunate that she is, can see into the future, can tell us what is going to happen, yet she is cursed with disbelief. Why? Apollon wanted her for himself, she refused. Why would anyone refuse a Golden God as Apollon? I don't know. Perhaps she was frightened of the powers he possessed. Perhaps she was frightened because of what has happened to other mortals who slept with the Gods. Who knows these things.

It is not as if I can see into the future really or am a prophet, although I've had prophetic dreams before but that's besides the point. However, I can pretty much read between the lines and do math. In other words, I can tell when something is going to turn out in that ugly way no one wants. I laugh...then I sigh...why? Because I'm silly enough to tell people what I think is going to be the outcome. Do they listen? Of course not, that's why I say just call me Kassandra...

Apollon of the Far Reaching Bow, how far can your arrow go...For I am not Kassandra, don't confuse me as so.

I giggle, it's a joke. I know I'm not Kassandra, I wasn't asked to be wife of Apollon. Sighs...

But would I accept such? I wonder. Something I can't really think of, things like this do not happen anymore...

Dearest Apollon, you deserve honor.

You carry with you strength to cure, strength to shine light, strength to spread disease.

You are one of beauty, one of grace, one of intense passions, of wrath and favor, you are indeed a glorious God. Spread music as you have in the past, we want it for the future too. For music calms our souls. Your Mother searched the world to have you in safety for the Queen, Hera, was angered by your coming, angered at your Father, the King, angered at Lord Zeus' love for your Mother, oh lovely haired Leto. Only one land would have your Mother for the rest were frightened to comply. Your Sister, the Huntress, Protector of Young, oh maiden Artemis, she helped your dear sweet Mother with your coming, your coming into the world of the immortals of Olympos. Hail Leto and Artemis! Hail the people of Delos! Hail Apollon! May we remember to appreciate the gifts, the arts, that you have given us. Praises to you, our dearest Apollon.

To be or not to be...a planet's tale...

2006-08-28T12:53:00.000-05:00

Alas, the planet Pluto is no longer counted as an official full fledged planet. They, those people, them over there, IAU or AIU or IUD or IOU whatever, have redefined the word. Originally, the word planet was planetes/planetos, which was Hellenic for "wanderer" because way back when, there were five obvious "stars" that wandered. Actually, for the ancient people of Hellas, they actually thought two were four at one point. The five are now known as Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Again, it wasn't until a later time did ancient civilizations know that these had mass and were not stars as stars are known, well, it actually wasn't ancient civilizations from what I can find. I believe it was Galileo that confirmed these wanders as worlds and not stars. He is the inventor of the telescope yeah????

Well, here's my Hellenic list of wanderers...

I've read that the planet Mercury in the morning was called Aster Apollon as he was the Chariot driver of the Sun which is how he is affiliated with the Sun and is sometimes called the Sun God. Not affiliated because of the planet, affiliated by the myths as the Chariot driver. Mercury does indeed follow closely to the Sun (Helios) leading him into the new day.

Planet Mercury in the evening was called ?? I'm not sure. I've found Aster Hermou which means Star of Hermes and have found Stilbon but Stilbon was a much later reference, after the discovery that the morning and evening planet Mercury was actually one and the same.

Planet Venus in the morning was called Eosphoros, bringer Light of Dawn (Eos). She does follow closely to the Sun (Helios) but not as closely as Mercury yet she is up right before Dawn which would suggest she is bringing it yeah? HA!

Planet Venus in the evening was called Hesperos which means Of the Evening. She is the first wanderer to truly appear in the heavens in the beginning of the darkness of night.

Planet Mars was called Aster Pyroeis, Star of Fire. Remember, the ancients had clearer skies than we so if you think WE can tell that Mars is red, imagine how red it was way back then!

Planet Jupiter was Aster Planetos Dion, Wandering Star of God. Thus it is obvious why it was renamed simply Zeus/Jupiter. It was dubbed such as a wanderer. It's Hellenic association to a God I read was Phaethon. Have also read Phaethon was associated with the planet Saturn too. No clue...and I don't think this is the same Phaethon as Helios' son.

Planet Saturn was Aster Planetos Kronion, Wandering Star of Kronos. This also looks suspiciously like it could imply Zeus because I've seen the term Kronion to mean from Kronos. Hmmmmm...oh, back to the planet Saturn...I've seen that Phainon is a God associated with this star also.

ANYWAY...now that I'm done showing off a little. That's right, I like knowing things. It's cool to be smart.

Here, back to the main point of this particular blog post...I just love veering...

Just as Hades is not counted as an official full fledged Olympian God by many scholars and even authors of mythology because...insert mocking voice tone...technically he does not live on Olympos, Pluto is now no longer counted as an official full fledged planet by many because of technical details too...finish mocking voice tone...

Oh poor Hades. Never a break. Seemingly always being "demoted" when he is important too.

I say it's a planet, I don't care that science has changed its mind for the time being! Besides, it will be appealed, changed, changed again, and changed again. Scholars. Hmph! Anyway, I found it fascinating how this sort of "goes" together...the myth and the current event. The myths still affect us! The myths are still alive! The Gods live!

Praises to Lord Hades, King of the Underworld. He is the gentle lover of the Queen, our Persephone, keeper of the Gates to Elysion. Mistaken as a cruel God as he snatched her away from her maiden ways, she learned later he wasn't such. She was given to him to be his bride, given to him by her Father, Lord Zeus, King of the Gods. She has learned to love Hades as she sees his tenderness and compassion, compassion made obvious by his generosity as she is allowed to peacefully be with her Mother for much of the year. The times that she spends away are times she misses him. Make no mistake, she does enjoy her time away with Mother, but also make no mistake, she does love him, she does love him so...Hail Hades, our King in the Afterlife.

~Liz

People...

2006-08-26T13:31:00.000-05:00

I rant about Pagans...just for a second. It's actually a rant about people but...whatever...

Why is it that it seems many Pagans who criticize the hypocracies of the Christians and the intollerant behavior of the Christians seem anti-Christian and even anti-Muslim? Isn't that basically the same type of behavior as they are condemning? Many Pagans acknowledge the Gods of the ancestors of many many cultures, including currently practiced religions such as Hindu, Buddhist, etc. on the Asian ones. Yes, some of the ancestorial religions are being practiced but not to a scale that is publically noticed. Anyway, I understand why Pagans can possibly oppose the Muslim faith as the media innundates us with the tragedies of wars created by the extremists. But what of the ones who are following the religion peacefully? Does their God not deserve a look? And what of the Christian God? Is he not worthy of praise also? I know that many have died in the name of this God but is it the fault of the God or the fault of the Pagan Gods? After-all, the Pagans have their Gods of War, numerous Gods of War in some pantheons. The Pagans have built empires on War. Just as any other nation. Perhaps it isn't the fault of the Gods yeah?

If you believe in higher powers, then by all means, praise ALL the Gods yeah? Perhaps one should stop picking and chosing based on what people have made of religion. I always hear "follow your heart" come from the mouths of Pagans. Does your heart REALLY say exclude certain religions? Or is it your mind telling you to listen to all the horse crap that keeps getting pumped in your brain? Are you really that much of a follower? I swear, people...amazing...

All hail Ares! Heehee...

2006-08-17T21:07:00.000-05:00

How about this...I don't think anyone is paying attention to my blog so does that mean I can start posting about anything? I'll answer myself. Yes. Hmmm...terms...I'll have to check that out. BUT...as soon as I think no one is "listening", EVERYONE will start paying attention.

Ever notice that? When you are talking about something that is important to you or something you find facinating, faces go blank. Perhaps I'm talking to the wrong people? Maybe I'm boring? Perhaps I don't interest anyone in conversation so I get the obligatory head nod or the "uh huh". That's funny. Of course I do interest people. Some people talk to me all the time and in depth. Some people actually have conversations with me about philosophy, astronomy, theology, politics, and so forth. So yeah, perhaps I'm talking to the wrong people...maybe THEY are boring! HA!

Anyway, HA!

Bilitis

2006-08-17T21:05:00.000-05:00

It's all fake. She's not REAL!!!! Some dude made her up! I laugh...

Poems by Bilitis

2006-08-07T14:36:00.000-05:00

So I've been reading poetry by Bilitis. Very nice stuff. Here is one that made me think and wonder. A friend wants to get a good camera angle on this one...I laugh...that silly woman! Anyway, the poem.

The Tree (Bilitis 6th century bve)

I undressed to climb a tree; my naked thighs embraced the smooth and humid bark; my sandals climbed upon the branches.

High up, but still beneath the leaves and shaded from the heat, I straddled a wide-spread fork and swung my feet into the void.

It had rained. Drops of water fell and flowed upon my skin. My hands were soiled with moss and my heels were reddened by the crushed blossoms.

I felt the lovely tree living when the wind passed through it; so I locked my legs tighter, and crushed my open lips to the hairy nape of a bough.

What does she mean? Which lips? I want to know!!! I laugh because I'm wondering if she meant what is implied AND I'm picturing my friend under that tree limb with her camera now...

And this next one, I really like it. It's a woman thing I guess...

Tresses (Bilitis 6th century bve)

He said to me: "Tonight I dreamed a dream. Your hair came down and fell about my throat. Your locks were as a yoke about my neck, a black fan spreading on my breast.

"And I caressed them; and they were my own; and we were bound together thus forever, by the same tresses, mouth on mouth, like two twin laurels with a single root.

"And little by little, it seemed to me, our limbs were so entwined that I became your body, or you entered into mine like some sweet dream mingling with my own."

When he had finished he softly placed his hands upon my shoulders, and looked into my eyes with such a look I lowered them and trembled. . .

Bilitis (6th century bve)

A new home!!!!

2006-07-29T11:03:00.000-05:00

My youngest little girl is now officially a home owner! How cool is that?! VERY!!!!

YAY!

Moving day, August 8th! Everyone of course is going to be invited to help but I'm sure only a select [non-lazy] few will actually attend. HA!

Oh wow, are there some lazy people in this world though...but that's another story. I don't much feel like bitching right now because I can tell it would probably blow up this website! HA!
HA! again damnit.

Actually, it's not healthy to bitch right after presenting cool news.
SO...we have some items left to get. A fridge, washer and dryer, a few odds and ends but I think we're good! She is usually someone that has her stuff together so I have confidence that all is well. The house warming party should be a good one! Can't wait!

Speaking of house warming, one of my friends is having her house warming party next weekend! Two in one month. AND it is my oldest little girl's birthday this month! YAY!!!! Happy birthday!!!! This is a good month...

Scary...

2006-04-06T14:08:00.000-05:00

I look into the eyes of an aquaintence and see a friend, I cry...

A friend...
Not the type you hang around. Not the type you call daily. But a person you have known for many years and have always spoken to with ease.

This friend went through a nightmare of his own. Something felt wrong and he didn't know what was happening to himself except that it was not right, his right side. He walked himself to the firehouse at the entrance of the drive to work. He was then carted off to the hospital.

It's a shock to hear the story but even more so to see him back at work only days after the event. And then to look into his eyes and see he is alive, I cried...

Doh...

2006-02-19T14:20:00.000-05:00

I stare at the screen with nothing new to add...

Blah blah blah...

2005-12-20T00:48:00.000-05:00

All I can say is...
Teeheeheeheeheee...

http://tinyurl.com/96pot

And more teeheeheeheeheee...

http://tinyurl.com/73me

Hauling ass through the holidays

2005-12-17T15:41:00.000-05:00

I'm running! Cleaning, cooking, reading, writing, and arithmetic! Okay, maybe not the last one.

What has this holiday come to? Santa my ass. It's not him at all. He doesn't exist and has done nothing but made Christmas a pain in the ass. He is now an iconic image of an ancient legend of Saint Nick, a Dutch legend. He used to be an elf and it was a magical story for the kids. Then Coca Cola took this elf, made him a full sized man, threw some weight on him, and put him in an outfit of red and white. Geeee...I wonder why red and white? I laugh. What does Santa have to do with Christmas? That could be another post. I don't know. But I have another question...

What does December 25th have to do with the birth of a savior born to a virgin in a manger?

Helloooooo...
Clue here...the manger was empty! That means the animals were in the fields. Let me give you a history refresher. Way back when...THERE WERE NO REFRIGERATORS! That means animals were killed only in the amount that was needed. An entire herd was not killed, processed, then frozen. That was not possible. Soooooo...that means a herd was minus maybe one or two animals that night. MAYBE. Also, there was enough room to fit people. That means there was room enough because there were no animals and no stored grains. Put it together...this means, it was warm enough for food to have been growing for a bit but not close enough to Winter that they had to start storing the animals' food supply for the Winter months. This empty manger also means that they [the animals] were out for the night instead of being couped up in the barn...eh hem...manger. That means it was somewhere between Spring and mid-Summer. More than likely late Spring to mid-Summer because it sometimes gets pretty cold at night over there and it's Wintery cold at night in late Autumn to early Spring. Yep, December falls right in the middle of the cold nights season. THIS MEANS...Jesus could not have been born December 25th. By the way, if you count back the average years that it takes for Earth to see Haley's Comet from its last appearance, it should have appeared around 40-30 BCE. Jesus supposedly died around the age of 31 or something like that. AD has been counted as the time effective after his Death and BCE is before common era. That means Haley's Comet was probably that star the Mages, I mean, Wise Men followed. It's actually Mages but the Christians don't want to know what that word really means after all the people they burned and killed that were "magical" type folks; i.e. sorcerors, witches, alchemists, wizards, etc. Those are Mages. So now they are called Wise Men.

Another history lesson...the Romans established the date of December 25th. Why? What was December 25th originally? Saturnalia. A great, big, huge festival!!!! Lots of partying! What were they celebrating? The birth of the Sun. Get it, birth of the Sun...birth of the Son.

Side note: Winter Solstice is around December 21st. It is the day with the least amount of Sunlight making it the shortest day, longest night of the year. After Winter Solstice, the days begin to lengthen again, hence, the Sun is "growing". The Sun died Solstice night and is born the next day. That's right people, the Sun is born.

So, back to Rome, the country switched religion...from polytheistic worship to monotheistic Christianity. That means the "Pagan" type festivities were over. Ummmm...tell an entire region that their traditional, yearly party is over. Go ahead, try it! I triple dog dare you! I don't think that is such a good idea. Needless to say, but I'm saying it...people were pissed. So, in order to satisfy the masses and regain their trust in the new found religion of the government, the festivities continued under the guise of Christmas...the birth of the Son.

Now tell me, whose holiday is it? The Christians? Or the Pagans?
Why are the Christians celebrating a holiday that originated by those heathens that are going to hell because any religion but the Christian religion is the religion of Satan??? WHY?

You know those Jehova Witnesses? They're Christian. Now do you see why they don't celebrate Christmas? BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR HOLIDAY!!!! Hello other Christians? YOU'RE A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITS!

And, the US of A has took it a huge step further using capitalism. And to Coca Cola I say brilliant! To Corporate America, you owe Coca Cola a great big thanks!!! BIG TIME!!!!

Mmmm...peppermint...

2005-12-14T18:59:00.000-05:00

I have long desired and dreamed of peppermint flavored bubble gum and lo-and-behold, Bubble Yum came through! I've always thought highly of Bubble Yum as a kid and now that they have peppermint, I have found myself chewing through a second childhood. Three cheers for Bubble Yum!

Hip hip hurray!
Leg leg hurray!
Foot foot hurray!

um...

2005-12-10T00:25:00.000-05:00

Nothing new to post until later but the good news is...

I got a great new shirt today!

Mmm...cozy...

2005-11-25T10:51:00.000-05:00

This is LeLu, Princess PeePee.
We live to please her. We go to work so that she may enjoy the comforts of life. HA!

Truly...
Who is the master?
She does not work nor does she clean her mess.

I saw a cartoon once, it was of outer space aliens looking on the monitor asking who is the master as they were very confused. On the screen was a man walking his dog in the city with the usual bag of dookey. In viewing this picture, the confusion came due to the fact that the dog was leading the man by a rope the man was obligated to hold onto while the dog had all limbs free. Also, I think another confusion is that the dog walked carelessly and happily as the man that was being lead by the dog was carrying its feces. Indeed, who is the master?

HA!

Over the river and through the woods...

2005-11-24T22:57:00.000-05:00

Except it was put on your doggles and go!

Up 85 and 314!

The food was EXCELLENT!
Awesome stuff man! People should have food envy for what I ate for dinner.
Gotta love Thanksgiving!

Friends...

2005-11-20T14:13:00.000-05:00

friend (frend)
NOUN:
1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
4. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement.

friend·ship (frend'ship)
NOUN:
1. The quality or condition of being friends.
2. A friendly relationship.
3. Friendliness; good will.

So I called a friend yesterday, supposedly best friend.
Sort of like sisters.
I thought...

But does a sister forget your birthday? Does a sister talk about your birthday in a conversation not of your birthday without wishing you a happy belated birthday? How about a friend? Does a friend?

For an hour we talked. Somewhere in between time she brings up her cat getting hit by a car. Not to worry, the cat is fine and acting normal. A little skiddish, but that's to be expected when you get hit by a car! I told her to take it to the vet anyway, just in case.

Anyway, the cat got hit, she says, sometime around my birthday. Let me just make a note here, this was about a week and a half ago so the cat has been fine for a while so it's not fresh in her mind. Besides, she doesn't really like the cat. It's her husband's cat.

Well, later in the conversation I lightheartedly said, "you didn't sing happy birthday to me yet."
She says with laughter in her voice, "you don't want to hear me sing."
And that's it.

She procedes to talk about her stress, her job, her new living situation, her current living situation, her failed marriage, her other personal dramas...it was all about her. I got a little about her children. She couldn't help but talk about them a little since I asked and they were right in her face laughing, yelling, crying, etc. It's okay, her Mom was watching them. Not like she was on the phone ignoring them or anything. She did acknowledge them when they spoke to her. Kids have a way of waiting for you to get on the phone to talk to you.

Anyway...
Did she ask me if I had a good birthday? Nope. Did she ask me how my family was? Nope. Did she ask me how our friends were? Nope. The only thing she said that extended beyong talking about herself was, "is Cindy having a New Year's Eve party?" and "tell everyone I said hi."
That's it.

I understand she has a lot going on right now. But doesn't everyone?

What if I was calling her to talk about something here in Georgia concerning my family, our friends, or even myself? What if I was calling her to tell her that something has happened? What if something was bothering me and I needed to talk? Did it matter? If it did, wouldn't she have asked how everyone was? Wouldn't she have at least asked how I was? Did she ask? Nope.

Anyway, that's me, whining...

Woohooooooo...

2005-11-18T12:24:00.000-05:00

Shower
Lunch
Harry Potter
I'm excited.

You're home is NOT a castle...dumbass...

2005-11-17T21:12:00.000-05:00

So I'm still wondering when this will become my home...

Perhaps one day, in another life, in another dream, this will happen, this will be.

Jeeves was lost in the West wing.
You can almost hear him sing.
Maria's cookin' in the kitchen.
Her platters are just freakin' bitchin'.
The new butler, that is Franky.
He is sometimes sound a little cranky.
The maid, her name is Franchesca.
She likes to drink her soda, Fresca.
The laundry is done by tiny Judy.
The gardner's name is handsome Rudy.
Cabana boy, he's young, he's Rico
His hair is very silky sleek O!
The driver is quiet mister Mark
He frequently takes me to the park
My masseuse is pretty little Gretta
She drives a cute and fancy Jetta
The accountants I don't care to know
They're probably doing lots of blow
So long as I have all my money
Everything will be sweet as honey
I'll end this crazy stupid poem now
Remember, I'm Princess, take a bow

Yo!

Alway luscious, always luminous. I am blinding I'm so beautiful. Hurts doesn't it?
HA! I am tooooo funny.

Lizard

Drama mama...

2005-11-16T23:42:00.000-05:00

Whew...
Ever do something and when thinking upon it later, you realized you probably stepped over the line? Well, today, I decided to get on to my boss and a supervisor, a friend, in the department I work. NOT LITERALLY...you sick bastards!

Once upon a time, there was an incident...
A girl, we'll call her girl one, in my office was a little rude to another employee on the phone. She was reported by the phone employee...the one she sort of wronged. Well, it seems phone employee reported the other girl, we'll call her girl two, in the office. Later, we find out that is who phone employee meant to report to begin with. Well, when the my boss, came into the office, he asked girl two what she said to offend phone employee. She proceded to say that it was girl one who was talking to phone employee. Indeed, girl one was talking to phone employee but girl two started the conversation only to put phone employee on hold for girl one. ANYWAY, girl two tells boss it wasn't her. Boss asks girl one about it and she tries to tell her side of the story while the supervisor, my friend, interjects with comments against what she is saying. All this is in front of girl two and myself. Girl one gets upset, enough to pack her desk...in tears. Rightly so. She was embarrassed and felt a bit attacked. At least that is the way I perceived it. Once I got boss and supervisor, my friend, alone, I told them that they handled it all wrong. That they seemingly attacked her since she was confronted in front of other employees without a real chance to talk and in turn, that type of thing can embarrass someone and by the way boss, she's packing her desk...in tears. Not cool guys. Not cool at all. Yes, I told them that it was not cool.

Needless to say, after I confronted boss and supervisor, my friend, boss talked to girl one in his office, one on one, and calmed her down. She was still upset but stayed. I then went up to her to rub her shoulders, she still seemed upset. I get the "STOP! You're going to make me cry again!" So I stopped. That's all we needed right? Her in tears again and me in tears too. Whah.

Yeesh Liz. Can we say trouble? Thank goodness I didn't get in trouble and my boss took it in stride!! However, supervisor, my friend, didn't talk to me much for a couple of hours after that. Guess I peed him off. We're okay now.

BUT, let me say...phew! As I wipe my sweaty forehead.
Right after I confronted my boss and the supervisor, my friend, I started to get a wee bit nervous...the line, I crossed right over it. I crossed it and smudged it as I went over it, knocking down other things as I did.

I laugh...I laugh...I laugh a lot! NOW I laugh!
Now that's hilarious stuff!

Luminous Lizard

Happy Full Moon!!!

2005-11-15T14:38:00.000-05:00

Happy Full Moon everyone!
It's time to do the nekkid dance and praise the Moon!!!!

Come on everyone...let's go!

With that, I am inspired to write a hymn to the Goddess of the Moon...

~ Selene ~

Hail Goddess, Queen of the Silvery Light
Beauty beholds in the light of this night
Your charoit journeys with horses divine
May blessings travel in Your silvery shine
We revere and we praise Thee...
(c) Liz 2005

My next blog...

2005-11-13T19:23:00.000-05:00

Hmmmm...

So there was drum circle last night. Awesome stuff. Awesome stuff. I had a blast. We were sounding pretty groovy. I definitely need an audio recorder.

Missed my Greek Religion study group but ah well.
Whatahya gonna do... Whatahya gonna do...
Girl's gotta work [insert music] I can bring home the bacon, da daaa daa da da, fry it up in a pan, da daaa daa da da...

Ah, commercial jingles. Gotta love 'em. Not really. It's the type of crap that sticks in your brain all day long driving you insane to the brink of no return until you catch the next unsuspecting person with the same jingle. The horror...

Speaking of horror, Dave finally shaved. Smoooooooth. Now I can kiss him without road rash on the face. No more horror there. Gotta love him.

Life's good.

All the cool people are doing it...

2005-11-12T11:41:00.000-05:00

Look Mom...
Mom...
Mom...
Mom...
Mom...
No hands
Watch me blog...
Damnit. She didn't look.

Blog. That sounds so dirty and unclean, yet intriguing...not really. Is there spell check on this thing? I hope so. Intriguing...that doesn't look right. Nor does it sit well in my stomach. I think I need to shower but first, a poem.

To a party we all went
CD release, money was spent
Music was good, except band two
They looked like girls, sounded like doo
Band number one had no free stuff
Band number two, Hillary Duff?
Band number three, they were cool
The singer made all the guys drool
The CD is not as good as live
Over produced, and all that jive
But go to their shows and watch the band
Glimpse of panties, depends where you stand

HA! I am so talented.
Luminous Lizard...over and out.